Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister of State, Office of the President, the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that Mr. Francis Lorikai Letoole, a watchman working at International Christian Centre premises near General Motors in Embakasi area, was gunned down by police officers on 6th August, 2007 at about 8.30 p.m.? (b) What action has the Minister taken to apprehend the culprits and bring them to book? (c) What further steps is the Minister taking to compensate the family of the deceased? view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this brutal execution took place at a place of work where this young man was working as a watchman. It never took place anywhere near the Riara Group of Schools as alleged by the Minister. I believe it was far away from Riara Ridge. I would like the Minister to confirm whether she has the complete answer because the witnesses on the ground gave a different story. view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am just wondering why it was necessary for the police to pump 20 rounds of ammunition into the body of this young man. I thought one bullet would have been enough to kill a person. Why did they spray him with 20 bullets? view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, how long does an inquest normally take? I know there are so many inquests and pending cases. I want the Minister to reassure parents of the deceased that action is being taken. view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to draw the attention of the September 11, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3805 House to the fact that over the last 18 years, the Government has recruited--- view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, over the last 18 years, the Government has recruited veterinary officers only three times, that is, in 1989, 1984 and 1997. The average age of the veterinary officers in Kenya today is 48 years. This means that, in fact, in the next seven years, a number of them will be retiring and we will have very few veterinary officers. Now, this has a consequence on the livestock sector, including international trade in livestock products, and also our dairy sector. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I just want to draw the attention of the House to ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister of State for Administration and National Security the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that Mr. Francis Lorikai Letoole, a watchman working at International Christian Centre premises near General Motors in Embakasi area, was gunned down by police officers on 6th August, 2007, at about 8.30 p.m? (b) What action has the Minister taken to apprehend the culprits and bring them to book? (c) What further steps is the Minister taking to compensate the family of the deceased? view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we held consultations with the Assistant Minister. As long as the Question will be answered on Tuesday, then I am satisfied with that. This incident took place a month ago. So, I believe that by Tuesday, the Assistant Minister will have an answer. view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Tuesday is okay with me. view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the recent admission of teachers to teacher- training colleges, it was very clear that, in some places, including mine, which neighbours Mr. Lekuton, very few locals were admitted. It is very necessary to have local teachers to teach lower classes. What is the Government doing to ensure that these remote Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) have teachers admitted to teacher-training colleges? In other words, could the Ministry apply affirmative action in the intake into teachers training colleges, so that we do not have shortages in the future? Teachers from high potential areas may have problems teaching ... view